EGCG intestinal absorption and oral bioavailability enhancement using folic acid-functionalized nanostructured lipid carriers

This work aimed to develop folic acid-functionalized nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) loading epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) to increase its oral bioavailability. An active targeting strategy was used and these nanoparticles (NPs) were fully characterized. The NP's effect on Caco-2 cell v...

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Main Authors: Andreia Granja, Ana Rute Neves, Célia T. Sousa, Marina Pinheiro, Salette Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019356804